Washtub



E. KEITH. WASHTUB.

(NoModeL) Patented Sept. 5, 1893'.

UNIT D} STATES PATENT OFFICE.

ELI KEITH, OF HAGERSTOWN, INDIANA.

WAS'HTU B.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 504,495, datedSeptember 5, 1893.

Application file d January 6, 1893- To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, ELI KEITH, a citizen of the United States, residingat Hagerstown, in the county of Wayne and State of Indiana, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Washtubs; and I dohereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact descriptionof the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to whichit ap pertains to make and use the same.

My invention relates to wash tubs and especially to tubs for washingmachines. The herein described tub I have constructed especially for usein connection with my washin; machine for which I hold Letters PatentNo. 420,302; but it is clear that with slight deviation in constructionit might be made to fit any washing machine now in use.

The object of my invention is to construct a convenient and inexpensivetub, and to that end the nature of the invention consists inconstructions and combinations all of which will be set forth in thefollowing specification and pointed out in the claims, reference beinghad to the accompanying drawings in which- Figure 1 represents a sideelevation; Fig. 2 a section on line 2 2 Fig. 1; Fig. 3 a side elevationof the top; Fig. 4 an elevation of post B. and Fig. 5 an elevation of A.

In the drawings A represents the bottom board which is supported in anywell known way, and to which the tub is secured.

The side of the tub is constructed of a wooden piece, A, bent circularand having near each of its ends a tongue I) running the whole length asshown. A is another wooden piece bent to fit around the upper part of A.The post or standard B is secured to the bottom board in any convenientway and is provided on one side with a tongue a and on each side of saidtongue with a groove 0?. g

In assembling the parts of the tub the tongues 12 b on the part A fitinto the grooves a a and the ends of said part fit close up to thetongue 0, thus forming a water tight joint. The part A fitting aroundthe upper $erlal No. 467,466. (No model.)

part of A has its ends fitting close up to this post B as shown in Fig.2.

Directly opposite the standard B are two smaller posts B B secured tothe bottom board and which fit close up to the tub to keep it fromwarping. The upper ends of these posts are rabbeted at b b to receivethe piece A and they are further provided with brackets 17 b on whichrests the apron or drain pan 0, the part A being notched to receive it.1

The bottom of the tub C is made of zinc, tin or any other suitablematerial the edge of which is bent up around the side of the tub; thecenter of said bottom is provided with a hub c for a dasher to rest on.

The lid D is made of two pieces, a top piece e and an under piece 6. Theupper piece covers the entire top of the tub while the under piece fitsclosely on part A, thus making a tight joint. Supports d d are suppliedto make the tub more secure.

What I claim as new is- 1. In a wash tub. the bent body portion A, thepiece A fitting over said part A, the part A being secured to the sidesof the post B and part A being secured to the tongue at of said post,substantially as set forth.

2. In a wash tub the combination of the bent part A having the tonguesb, b, the standard B having the tongue 0. and grooves a a, the posts B Bcarrying the brackets apron O resting on said brackets and the bentpiece A fitting around A as set forth.

3. In a tub the bent part A having the tongues b, 1), part A fittingaround A and secured to standard B which has the tongue at and grooves aa the posts B B carrying the apron, the bottom 0 having hub c and thetop D formed of two pieces substantially as set forth.

In testimony whereof I affix-my signature in presence of two witnesses.

ELI KEITH.

Witnesses:

JOHN W. S'IAUM, JOHN H. REPLOGLE.

